I am not familiar in the least with this machine. I can pick one up locally for $250.00 It seems to be all there but no major accessories like a band saw, jointer etc. I see little to no posts on this machine as well as rarely on eBay, are they to be ignored??
Don G
Mark VII
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I had one for years and loved it. That's a great price if nothing is broken, little or no rust, etc. Check the nylon cam on the speed control. When people don't do maintenance these things break. Even if it is in bad shape I know where you can get one in very good condition (the entire speed control). Moi.
Check the V belt. If it is in good shape then it can last for years. If it is not in good shape ask JPG what he is using. It is an odd size. I got one at ACE some years ago but don't recollect what it was.
Check the V belt. If it is in good shape then it can last for years. If it is not in good shape ask JPG what he is using. It is an odd size. I got one at ACE some years ago but don't recollect what it was.
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JPG
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Some light reading.
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=11373
Still a work in 'progress?'.
Have yet to 'decide' what the motor belt should be.
A Mark 5/V poly v belt will work.
Common 'issues': Speed control cam. Gear rack on front way tube. Power/direction switch. Missing 'key'.
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=11373
Still a work in 'progress?'.
Have yet to 'decide' what the motor belt should be.
A Mark 5/V poly v belt will work.
Common 'issues': Speed control cam. Gear rack on front way tube. Power/direction switch. Missing 'key'.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
I have an extra key for a Sawsmith RAS and we're pretty sure it's the same key.
Heath
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
Central Louisiana
-10ER - SN 13927, Born 1949, Acquired October 2008, Restored November, 2008
-10ER - SN 35630, Born 1950, Acquired April 2009, Restored May 2009, A34 Jigsaw
-Mark V - SN 212052, Born 1986, Acquired Sept 2009, Restored March 2010, Bandsaw
-10ER - SN 39722, Born 1950, Acquired March 2011, awaiting restoration
heathicus wrote:I have an extra key for a Sawsmith RAS and we're pretty sure it's the same key.
It's the same key. So, where is this Mark VII so I can get it before you do. At $150 even if some stuff is bad it will be well worth that for parts. Although I hope you want to keep it and use it because it is a great machine. Don't deal on this. She doesn't know what she has and just wants to get rid of it. If you offer $100 you will feel bad FOREVER because you took advantage of someone who didn't know the value of it. Probably a widow. If you take advantage of widows or orphans then the payback is horrendous.
Tried to find this on Craigslist. Nothing on Tools or Garage Sales. So, if you don't want it at $150 let me know the phone number of that woman. Now, if you buy it you will have a lot of support from this site for rebuilding it into a great machine. I have a 30 year newer 510 and it is a tradeoff as to which I prefer. Until I built some things for the 510 I much preferred the Mk. VII.
Buy it. You won't regret it. Offer her $200. Because you are a good guy.
$200 for an old MkVII?
Are you serious?
Why don't these show up in Phoenix?
Don, when I was a wee kid, the next-door neighbor had a MkVII. (I was 12 when they moved out.) From that day on, Shopsmiths were thought of as "less than desirable" because of the plastic speed change parts. Wish I could kick my father in the caboose! Even though the MkVII had those parts, in my fathers view, ALL Shopsmiths were guilty. When I got my first cast iron ER, the model that is STILL building Mk7s, I found out the true story.
But, I'd STILL like an old MkVII!
steve
Are you serious?
Why don't these show up in Phoenix?
Don, when I was a wee kid, the next-door neighbor had a MkVII. (I was 12 when they moved out.) From that day on, Shopsmiths were thought of as "less than desirable" because of the plastic speed change parts. Wish I could kick my father in the caboose! Even though the MkVII had those parts, in my fathers view, ALL Shopsmiths were guilty. When I got my first cast iron ER, the model that is STILL building Mk7s, I found out the true story.
But, I'd STILL like an old MkVII!
steve
Ok, paid the $200.00, the only accessories are a 10" saw blade and arbor, a 10" adjustable saw blade of some kind, (Haven't seen it in person yet) a 5/8" arbor.
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Now I need a key bad. Don't know if it will run or not.
Don G
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